Cuomo Announces Plan to Widen N.Y. Solid Waste Controls

BNA.com | Mar 01, 2016

State controls would be extended over previously unregulated solid waste streams and rules for existing landfills and other waste facilities would be tightened, under a set of proposed regulations announced Feb. 29 by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D).

The focus of the rulemaking is ensuring safe water supplies, Cuomo said in a statement.

The regulations, proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation, “will help reduce contamination threats while safeguarding natural resources so that we can ensure a healthier and safer environment for communities all across this state,” he said.